All Surgery articles – Page 4
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HSJ LocalDeaths of two children spark ‘urgent’ investigations at leading trust
Five serious incidents, including the deaths of two children, have sparked ‘urgent’ investigations into the processes through which clinicians are alerted to potential safety concerns over medical products used on patients.
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NewsFormer trust CEO and medical director face misconduct charges over surgery scandal
The former chief executive and medical director of a major NHS trust are facing misconduct charges over an alleged failure to protect breast patients from disgraced surgeon Ian Paterson.
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NewsRegion aims to clear all two-year waiters by March
An NHS region is aiming to have no patients waiting more than two years on its waiting lists by the end of March.
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Patient Safety Awards 2021: Perioperative and Surgical Care Initiative of the Year
Partnered by WINNER Manchester University FT: Lowering the Platelet Threshold Prior to Tunnelled Line Insertion in Haematology Patients
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Patient Safety Awards 2021: Infection Prevention and Control Award
Partnered by WINNER West of England AHSN, Royal United Hospital Bath, University Hospitals Bristol and Weston, Gloucestershire Hospitals FT, North Bristol Trust, Great Western Hospital Swindon: PreciSSIon-A regional collaborative to reduce surgical site infection after elective colorectal surgery across a region
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HSJ PartnersHow can data insights sustainably improve elective care?
Sponsored by Karina Malhotra, founder and managing director, Acumentice and Martina Dineen, divisional director of operations, surgery, cancer & cardiovascular, Imperial College Healthcare discuss among other things how data can help the NHS’ largest elective recovery programme, barriers to good data insights and how healthcare leaders can empower ...
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Fourth wave blues
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover.
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Expert BriefingRegion plans to ‘eradicate 18-month waits’
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover.
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HSJ LocalLandmark reconfiguration that promised to save 300 lives a year ‘quietly dropped’
One of the highest profile NHS reconfigurations of the last decade — that pledged to save 300 lives per year — has been “quietly dropped”, HSJ has learned.
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CommentModern surgery is harming surgeons, the NHS must invest in robots or see them quit
CEO of Milton Keynes University Hospital, Professor Joe Harrison, explains why UK surgeons need greater tech support now
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Irreparable sight loss
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover.
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HSJ PartnersSupporting your Trust to implement Covid-19 recovery
Jonathan Wedgbury says collaboration with a private sector partner could help trusts deliver the speed of execution required and return to pre-pandemic activity levels
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Greensill and the big catch-up
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover.
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NewsExclusive: Consultant ‘cliques’ and ‘unacceptable behaviours’ put patients at risk
Deep-rooted relationship problems between consultants in a major trust’s neurosurgery department distracted from patient care, according to a review leaked to HSJ.
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NewsNHSE director: It could take a year for cancer services to return to normal
NHS England’s cancer director has said it could take another year for the level of cancer treatments and diagnosis carried out to return to normal, after being impeded by covid-19.
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NewsAlmost one in 10 orthopaedic and general surgery patients now waiting over a year
Around 8 per cent of patients are now waiting a year or more for elective care in five specialties, as the number of very long waiters again increased significantly, new figures show.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: What I’d want to know if I was an MP
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover.
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HSJ PartnersImproving the flow of bariatric/metabolic surgery
An expert panel explored the need for professional education as well as raising awareness of the benefits that bariatric/metabolic surgery can bring for suitable patients
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HSJ LocalNHSE overrules trust and orders second review into patient harms
NHS England has ordered an independent review into patient safety and governance concerns at an acute trust which had been resisting calls to take this step, HSJ has learned.
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NewsNHS may ‘never catch up’ with surgery backlog caused by covid
Delays due to the covid-19 crisis have created tens of thousands of year-long waiters for ophthalmology treatment, and a surgery backlog which experts say may never be recovered.